Patents by Inventor Yunchuan Zheng

Yunchuan Zheng has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11578576
    Abstract: A method for characterizing complexity of rock fracture based on fractal dimension and a device thereof are provided. The method includes steps of: collecting rock fracture samples of a rock, and collecting basic parameters of the rock; determining a fractal dimension of a rock fracture morphology of the rock; calculating the fractal dimension of the rock; calculating a complexity coefficient Fc of rock fracture of the rock; and characterizing a complexity of rock fracture of the rock based on the complexity coefficient Fc of rock fracture of the rock. In the present invention, combined with the fractal geometry theory, fracture complexity coefficient of shale rocks is redefined and calculated to accurately characterize rock fracture morphology, so that characteristics of rock fracture morphology is correctly understood and affecting factors of fracture morphology is analyzed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Cong Lu, Jianchun Guo, Junfeng Li, Yunchuan Zheng, Congbin Yin, Meiping Li, Mingzhong Chen, Zhihong Zhao, Kun Wang, Chi Chen, Chuhao Huang, Li Ma, Fenglan Huang, Ye Zhong
  • Patent number: 10844710
    Abstract: A method for acquiring an opening timing of natural fracture under an in-slit temporary plugging condition and a device thereof are provided. The method includes steps of: acquiring physical parameters of stratum according to site geological data, and measuring a slit length L of a hydraulic fracture; dividing the hydraulic fracture into N unit bodies of equal length and numbering them sequentially; and dividing a total calculation time t into meter fractions of time with equal interval; calculating a width of each unit body in the hydraulic fracture at the initial time; calculating a fluid pressure in the hydraulic fracture at the k-th fraction of time; calculating a closed pressure at an entrance of the natural fracture on an upper side and a lower side of the hydraulic fracture at the k-th fraction of time; and determining whether the natural fracture is opened by a determining criteria based on the above calculation results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Cong Lu, Jianchun Guo, Yang Luo, Bin Qian, Meiping Li, Congbin Yin, Yunchuan Zheng, Yong Ren, Ye Zhong, Chi Chen, Yongjun Xiao, Xianjun He
  • Publication number: 20200355069
    Abstract: A method for acquiring an opening timing of natural fracture under an in-slit temporary plugging condition and a device thereof are provided. The method includes steps of: acquiring physical parameters of stratum according to site geological data, and measuring a slit length L of a hydraulic fracture; dividing the hydraulic fracture into N unit bodies of equal length and numbering them sequentially; and dividing a total calculation time t into in time nodes with equal interval; calculating a width of each unit body in the hydraulic fracture at the initial time; calculating a fluid pressure in the hydraulic fracture at the k-th time node; calculating a closed pressure at an entrance of the natural fracture on an upper side and a lower side of the hydraulic fracture at the k-th time node; and determining whether the natural fracture is opened by a determining criteria based on the above calculation results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Cong Lu, Jianchun Guo, Yang Luo, Bin Qian, Meiping Li, Congbin Yin, Yunchuan Zheng, Yong Ren, Ye Zhong, Chi Chen, Yongjun Xiao, Xianjun He
  • Publication number: 20200240251
    Abstract: A method for characterizing complexity of rock fracture based on fractal dimension and a device thereof are provided. The method includes steps of: collecting rock fracture samples of a rock, and collecting basic parameters of the rock; determining a fractal dimension of a rock fracture morphology of the rock; calculating the fractal dimension of the rock; calculating a complexity coefficient Fc of rock fracture of the rock; and characterizing a complexity of rock fracture of the rock based on the complexity coefficient Fc of rock fracture of the rock. In the present invention, combined with the fractal geometry theory, fracture complexity coefficient of shale rocks is redefined and calculated to accurately characterize rock fracture morphology, so that characteristics of rock fracture morphology is correctly understood and affecting factors of fracture morphology is analyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Cong Lu, Jianchun Guo, Junfeng Li, Yunchuan Zheng, Congbin Yin, Meiping Li, Mingzhong Chen, Zhihong Zhao, Kun Wang, Chi Chen, Chuhao Huang, Li Ma, Fenglan Huang, Ye Zhong